An exit that ends uncertainty
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Affordable dialysis must not be delayed any longer
25 July 2026, 12:00 PM
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Ensure food security for all
24 July 2026, 20:10 PM
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Hold those liable for Milestone tragedy
21 July 2026, 18:58 PM
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Why is the measles response still falling short?
23 July 2026, 12:00 PM
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A welcome development, but more ground to cover
24 July 2026, 11:00 AM
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Don't burden children with entrance exam
22 July 2026, 12:00 PM
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More power to fight drug trafficking needs safeguards against abuse
20 July 2026, 19:26 PM
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Restore Dhaka’s footbridges
21 July 2026, 12:00 PM
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Pull the plug on online gambling
20 July 2026, 10:00 AM
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Finally a waste-based power plant
We welcome the government’s decision to set up the country’s first ever waste-based power plant in Jalkuri in Narayanganj district. It was decided in a
18 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 testing expansion policy lost in bureaucracy
Almost six and a half months after the first novel coronavirus case was reported in the country, the Covid-19 testing expansion policy of the
18 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Can public procurement process be freed of corruption?
The departments that provide public service are particularly the targets of public contactors out to make a quick buck, most often than not, at the cost
17 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Reduce the stress on children
Six months of lockdown has left hundreds of thousands of children stuck at home, harming their education and leading to various psychological
17 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Pay jute mill workers their dues and other benefits
We welcome the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) for starting the disbursement of due wages and other benefits of the laid-off and retired
16 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Indian onion export ban already making prices skyrocket
India’s decision to suspend the export of onions, which was announced on Monday evening, has triggered a steep rise in onion prices in
16 September 2020, 18:00 PM
A well-deserved rebuke for Wasa MD
A report published in this daily brings to our attention the High Court’s observation that the managing director of Dhaka Water Supply and
15 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Biman’s fate unlikely to change without considerable autonomy
Can you solve a problem using the same method and style of thinking that created the problem in the first place? The administration seems to think
15 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Most rural households lack digital access
Despite the government’s enthusiastic approach towards a digital Bangladesh, it appears we still have a long way to go. It is concerning that nearly
14 September 2020, 18:00 PM
International Day of Democracy
The International Day of Democracy has been observed around the world on this day since 2007 to promote and uphold democratic principles,
14 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Regional cooperation more important than ever
At the 27th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), which was recently held online, foreign minister AK Abdul Momen expressed his worries over the
13 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Prices of daily essentials going up
As the prices of essentials continue to go up in the city’s kitchen markets, lower- and middle-income people, already grappling with the fallout of the
13 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Easing of entry ban for Bangladeshis
We welcome the Malaysian government’s decision to lift the entry ban that was imposed on citizens of Bangladesh and 22 other countries.
12 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Government functionaries in distress
The dastardly attack on Wahida Khanam, UNO of Ghoraghat upazila of Dinajpur, has brought to the fore the dangerous working environment that
12 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Promises are not meant to be broken
We are deeply saddened and outraged at the death of yet another Bangladeshi national near the Beurjhari border in Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon
11 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 poses risk to progress made in child mortality
Six critical months into the pandemic, yet it remains far from over. A report recently published warns that while the number of under-five deaths
11 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Titas Gas must compensate Narayanganj mosque blast victims
We appreciate the High Court’s directive to Titas Gas Ltd to give Tk 5 lakh as initial costs in seven days to each family of the Narayanganj mosque blast
10 September 2020, 18:00 PM
A monumental verdict for human rights and dignity
In what is now a landmark case, a Dhaka court on Wednesday gave the first ever verdict in a lawsuit filed under the Torture and Custodial Death
10 September 2020, 18:00 PM
An unprovoked attack on peaceful protesters
We stand with the civil society members who have condemned an attack on a photography exhibition on extrajudicial killings organised by Drik Gallery
9 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Health guidelines for reopening primary schools finalised
The ministry of primary and mass education has finalised a plan for reopening primary schools across the country—which have remained closed
9 September 2020, 18:00 PM